A MUSLIM radical who held down a man as he was whipped with an electrical cord 40 times in Sydney’s west has reportedly been killed fighting with terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Zakaryah Raad is believed to be the latest to join the list of dead fighters across Syria and Iraq from Sydney’s West, a breeding ground for fundamentalist activists.

The 22-year-old, handed a ­suspended 18-month sentence for his role in the 2011 Sharia law ­whipping case inflicted after the ­victim drank alcohol and took drugs, last week appeared in a ­13-minute propaganda film titled There Is No Life Without Jihad.

Raad is identified in the video as Abu Yahya ash Shami and can be heard in a thick Australian accent supporting ISIL and its campaign of terror in Syria, Iraq and Palestine.

Two members of the Raad family in Melbourne were convicted for their involvement with a terror group planning to bomb the MCG.

The ISIL video includes ­comments from a second unidentified Australian fighter who identifies himself as Abu Nour al-Iraqi, and British Muslim fighters, ­including 20-year-old medical student Nasser Muthana.

With up to 200 Australian citizens now fighting in Syria and Iraq, government agencies are struggling to keep track of their movements.

Zakaryah Raad as he appeared in an ISIL propaganda film called There Is No Life Without Jihad.Source:Supplied

A DFAT spokeswoman told The Daily Telegraph it could not confirm Raad’s death after he was identified by several media outlets.

Under his caption on the video, likely filmed some weeks ago, ISIL propagandists included a line stating that Raad “received shahadah fighting the sahwat in Al-Khayr (may Allah accept him)”. This means he received his last prayers fighting the enemy.

Five young Sydney fighters have died fighting in Syria, including former soldier Caner Temel, husband-and-wife Yusuf and Amira Ali, Lebanese-Australian Ahmad Moussalli and popular preacher Sheikh Mustapha al Majzoub.

“We are aware of media reports on this reported death. Australia does not have an embassy or consulate in Syria and has a reduced staff presence at the Australian embassy in Baghdad,” the DFAT spokeswoman said.

“The department’s capacity to deliver consular services in Syria or Iraq, including clarifying reports of this kind with relevant local authorities when requested, is extremely limited.”

Members of the ISIS extremist group / Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

Across Sydney’s West, young men and women from Granville, Punchbowl, Parramatta and Belmore attend fundraisers to send money overseas to extremists. The bulk of Australia’s foreign fighting force in Syria and Iraq come from those suburbs, where street dawah movements and gatherings have become popular in recent years.

The Al-Risalah group, which previously operated a radical bookshop in Bankstown and has denied extremist links in the past, continues to host preachers and organise meetings for young men.

Hundreds of young Muslims in Sydney have taken to Facebook and Twitter to support the jihadi cause, posting provocative photos and messages of support for several terror groups.